Walter Spiegl
Walter Spiegl (born July 28, 1934 in Asch , West Bohemia) is a German author, translator and editor of crime and science fiction literature. He also used the pseudonyms Bert Koeppen and Bert Horsley.
Life
Spiegl worked for Ullstein Verlag as the editor of the Science-Fiction Stories series and the Alfred Hitchcock's paperback series Kriminalmagazin and Ullstein Kriminalmagazin . In the 1980s he published several non-fiction books. He also worked as a translator for Ullstein Verlag (including stories from Raymond Chandler ). As Bert Koeppen he edited the series Utopia Science Fiction Magazin for Pabel Verlag . In 1955 he co-founded the Science Fiction Club Germany .
Publications (selection)
- Glass: Battenberg Antiques Catalogs. Munich: Battenberg, 1979. ISBN 3870451556
- Antiques: Decorative graphics - Baroque to Biedermeier . Munich: Heyne Verlag, 1980. ISBN 3453413660
- Pocket watches . Munich: Mosaic 1981 ISBN 3570055345
Translations
- Carter Brown: Al Wheeler and the plot [Dt. Translated by Walter Spiegl], Munich: Heyne-Bücher 1975. ISBN 3453102339
- Chandler, Raymond: Professor Bingo's Snuff / The Bronze Door. Two scary stories . From the American by Walter Spiegl and Lore Puschert. Frankfurt am Main - Berlin - Vienna. Ullstein. 1976.
Web links
- portrait
- Literature by and about Walter Spiegl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Walter Spiegl in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spiegl, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koeppen, Bert (pseudonym); Horsley, Bert (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, translator and editor of crime and science fiction literature |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asch , West Bohemia |